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February 26, 2006
Cornish Blue
Cornish Blue is a pasteurized cow's milk blue, which is a nice, strong blue. Their website claims it's "Gorgonzola like" but I didn't find that to quite be the case. The tasting I had lacked much of the sweetness of most Gogonzolas and had a much firmer texture, not as creamy.
Perhaps the bit I had was aged a little longer, I found it to be very sharp and a little earthy and raw tasting. The texture was firmer and a bit more chalky, slightly reminiscent of an English cheddar. I'd say it's a nice blue that could hold it's own on a cheese board, but it's definitely not one of my favorite blues--I do tend to lean towards the sweeter and creamier styles.
Posted by Dave!
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I'm still new to blue cheeses, for the most part, and only had Gorgonzola for the first time last week, but chalky + blue doesn't sound like a good combination.
I'd have been suckered in by the claim to be like Gorgonzola, though. G is amazing.